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Goldoni and the French Theater
Author(s) -
Young Beatrice
Publication year - 1935
Publication title -
the modern language journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.486
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1540-4781
pISSN - 0026-7902
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-4781.1935.tb05873.x
Subject(s) - comedy , art , french literature , french , literature , art history , history , humanities
Author's summary.— Goldoni was greatly influenced by several French playwrights, including Molière; he repudiated the unsought title of “the Molière of Italy”; his knowledge of the French people and the French theater led to the success of his comedy written in French.